Coal mine production reached the highest levels in history in recent years. In 2004 coal mining fatalities were near the lowest level in history with 28. Even with the recent high production, MSHAs accident reduction efforts helped to keep the annual fatality totals nearly 50% lower in recent years compared with totals recorded in the early 1990s.

1. Clintons last year in office, 2000, there were 48 deaths in coal mines. In 2004, there were 28

2. The injury rate in 2000 was 6.64, in 2004 it was 5.00

3. Citations for safety violations in 2000: 58,285; Citations for violations in 2004: 64,635 (this would indicate to me more rigorous enforcement under Bush, especially after having cut back on coal industry enforcement jobs as the Democrats claim. Sounds to me like the Clinton administration was asleep at the switch)

Man oh man oh man...that President Bush is one heckuva guy isn't he? What power he unleashes. He's just one heckuva guy to be able to do all of that. Wow...Yipes...gee....zoom, pow, zap and ... well you get the idea. :)

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posted on 01/07/2006 8:17:43 AM PST
by cubreporter
(I trust Rush. He has done more for this country than anyone will ever know. He's A++)

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